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Improv Interviews

I"m a psychotherapist/improviser and host Improv Interviews with some of the most interesting people in the world - improvisers. We discuss what improv comedy is and how they use it for helping others.

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01:23:17

Improv Interviews Shaun Landry - Actor, Writer,...

Improv Interviews ·

2023/05/03

Shaun Landry is a veteran actor and improviser who owns The Ledge Theatre in LA. She is an accomplished writer and teacher who is beloved by her students. Join us as we explore her life journey and the challenges she dealt with as a woman of color in improv and the performing arts. Visit my website where I speak to today's leading innovators of improv. My guests are improvisers and therapists from all over the world who share their stories and offer insight into the unique ways they use improv

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00:17:57

Improv Interviews Bill Chott Part 2 -...

Improv Interviews ·

2023/04/22

Welcome to Part 2 of our chat with the wonderful Bill Chott. We had so much to talk about and continue learning about Bill and his story. In Part 2, Bill shares his struggles with obesity and how he has overcome it today. Visit my website where I speak to today's leading innovators of improv. My guests are improvisers and therapists from all over the world who share their stories and offer insight into the unique ways they use improv. https://margotescott.com/podcast/

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00:47:47

Improv Interviews Bill Chott Part 1 -...

Improv Interviews ·

2023/04/22

Bill Chott is a fabulous human being who is a writer, improviser and actor. And a very hardworking one! He is an alumnae of ComedySportz, IO and Second City. He toured with the Second City troupe in the '90's. He played with many well-known improvisers and his talent with musical improv is second to none! In our chat we explore this career which includes films and Television like The Ringer, The Wizards of Waverley Place, Young Sheldon, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story and This is Us. His writing

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00:53:14

Katy Schutte - Improviser, Writer, Maker, Performer

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2023/04/16

Meet the fabulous Katy Schutte. Katy is a well respected improviser, comedian, director,teacher and author and we had an in-depth dialogue about her career. We spoke about her philosophy on improv and life and our mutual challenges with anxiety. Her book, The Improviser’s Way: A Longform Workbook" has been an essential read for improvisers around the world.

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00:44:06

Improv Interviews Bright Su - Improvisation and...

Improv Interviews ·

2023/04/09

Welcome back, an encore with Bright Su. He is an improv coach based in San Jose, Ca, USA, and the author of Ji Xing Xi Ju (May 2020), the first complete improv book originally written in Chinese. He is the current Editor-in-Chief of Applied Improvisation Magazine. In this episode, we talk about Improvisation and Spirituality. He says: “Improvisation is Zen and Dao in Western Context, is the journey of the self through the others to the self.” It’s a deep dive in two perspectives, and more. You’ll

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00:56:27

Improv Interviews David Razowsky - A Subversive's...

Improv Interviews ·

2023/04/01

David Razowky is a beloved improv performer, coach, director and author. His new book, A Subversive's Guide to Improvisation, has received rave reviews from improvisers around the world. I first met David in 2017 and was delighted to catch up with him to talk about his writing process and life in theatre. He is such a delightful and fun person. I know you'll enjoy this as much as I did!

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00:49:06

Improv Interviews - Erin Diehl - Improv Innovator

Improv Interviews ·

2023/03/21

Meet the Fabulous Erin Diehl, co-founder of Improveit! She helps clients eliminate barriers to collaboration, communication, and leadership. Improved help teams build sustainable relationships that move business forward, through humor and improvisational comedy. She shares her acting & improv journey and how she became an entrepreneur using her incredible skills. We had so much fun and I know you'll love her as much as Ido! Visit my website where I speak to today's leading innovators of improv. My

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00:41:23

Improv Interviews - Bright Su - Innovative...

Improv Interviews ·

2023/03/11

Bright Su – Let’s do VIP and 4D. Meet my dear friend, Bright Su. He is an extraordinary person and I am so glad to have him as a good fiend. Bright Su is an improv coach based in San Jose, Ca, USA, and the author of Ji Xing Xi Ju (May 2020), the first complete improv book originally written in Chinese. He is the current Editor-in-Chief of Applied Improvisation Magazine. In this episode, we talk about the unique improv game’s factor VIP (Vocal, Interpersonal, Physical), and very practical

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00:47:58

Improv Interviews - Improv & Dementia - James...

Improv Interviews ·

2023/03/03

Listen to this fascinating chat with Jim Robinson and Joy Glasser. Jim teaches improvisation and mental health at Mental Health Resources in Minneapolis. As a Fulbright Specialist in Pakistan, Jim brought his course “Improvisation and Mental Health'' to universities and psychology training centers in Islamabad and Lahore. He has taught these courses in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Panama as well. With Joy, Jim has created improvisation workshops that help caregivers navigate the challenges of

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00:53:17

Improv Interviews - Phil Faiss -Improviser, Actor,...

Improv Interviews ·

2023/02/25

Phil Faiss is a wonderful improviser, actor, writer and host of Netflix with Phil. To learn more about him check his social media at: Book: Phil-O-Ween https://a.co/d/6A6R6Dj Facebook: Philoween https://www.facebook.com/philoween Instagram: @philoween https://www.instagram.com/philoween TikTok: @philoween_trends https://bit.ly/3xysC9N Twitter: @philoweenshow https://twitter.com/philoweenshow YouTube: @philoween_thrills https://bit.ly/3IxFQdb Visit my website where I speak to today's leading

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00:55:14

Improv Interviews Karla Dingle - Actor | Improviser |...

Improv Interviews ·

2023/02/20

Karla Dingle is an amazing actor and improviser who started the Queen City Comedy in Charlotte, NC, a live and online theatre that has a global community. Karla shares her acting and improv journey and the struggles she survived to arrive where she is today. Karla is beloved around the world and her theatre offers classes with top improvisers.

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00:53:17

Cheryl Sloane - Raised at Second City

Improv Interviews ·

2023/02/13

Cheryl Sloane was literally raised at Second City Chicago since her mother, Joyce Sloane, was the beloved maternal powerhouse in the origins of The Second City. Joyce Sloane was the woman who found and nurtured such comedy giants as John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Chris Farley, and Bill Murray, She was described as a "den mother" to the actors and staff at this famed improv theatre. If someone needed a doctor, a lawyer, a wedding ring or to be bailed out of jail, Joyce was the person who made it

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01:00:36

Improv Interviews - Molly Erdman

Improv Interviews ·

2023/01/23

Molly Erdman is a seasoned improviser, starting in high school and being on MainStage and cruise for Second City. She moved from Chicago to LA and pursued her acting career and continued in improv. She is currently getting a master's in counseling and working with children in a school city. We chat about her transition in life and what led her there. She is tons of fun and we had a wonderful time!

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00:51:34

Jay Sukow - Part 2

Improv Interviews ·

2023/01/08

Jay Sukow - Part 2 by Margot Escott

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00:00:59

Rap it with me

Improv Interviews ·

2023/01/03

Rap it with me by Margot Escott

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00:46:23

Jay Sukow Part 1

Improv Interviews ·

2022/12/30

Jay Sukow is one of the most respected and beloved improv teachers today. He shares his childhood with a nurturing family and how he became the man he is. His parents gave him a ticket to his first Improv class and he found his passion. He studied at Second City, IO, and Comedy Sports. Jay shares a wonderful story of spending an afternoon with David Shepherd. We chat about our admiration for the "mother of improv" Viola Spolin. Jay shares his ups and downs in the improv world. He is very funny and

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00:41:42

Peter Felsman, PhD - Improviser, Social Worker,...

Improv Interviews ·

2022/12/20

Peter Felsman, PhD - Improviser, Social Worker, Researcher by Margot Escott

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01:01:56

Amy Seham

Improv Interviews ·

2022/12/10

Meet my brilliant friend, Amy Seham. She wrote the groundbreaking feminist look at Improv in her 2001 book “Whose Improv is it Anyway?” and is currently working on her updated sequel coming out this summer. Amy is a remarkable person, a historian, author, improviser, actor, director, playwright and so much more. In our interview, she talks about the amazing family she grew up in and her early love of all things theatrical. We met at a Patti Stiles improv workshop and she is really fun to play with

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00:47:33

Improv Interviews Matthew Tolliver, Ph.D.

Improv Interviews ·

2022/11/18

Meet the wonderful Matthew Tolliver PhD and his good friend Emily. He has been using applied improv with many groups, like First Responders and schools. He is a dedicated scholar and has created a model for Cognitive Complexity. I know you'll enjoy listening and learning from him.

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00:39:45

Nathan Keeates on Improv and Anxiety

Improv Interviews ·

2022/11/11

Nathan Keeates on Improv and Anxiety by Margot Escott

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